Support Secretary

Job summary

An excellent career opportunity has arisen within our Medical Secretary team for an enthusiastic and committed individual as a Support Secretary in Ophthalmology at Queens Hospital Burton.

If you are looking for a career within the Medical Secretary department where you will be able to develop your skills and knowledge within the NHS, then this could be the right opportunity for you. In return we will offer full support and training of all required systems.

The role will cover a wide range of administration duties and will often be the first point of contact for general queries and enquiries from a range of individuals including internal trust colleagues, consultants and patients.

Main duties of the job

• Typing and dispatching of clinical correspondence
• Administrative support to the Medical Secretaries, management team and attending consultants
• Answering the telephone and dealing with the query efficiently
• Liaising with other departments and also external parties when needed
• Maintaining the filing systems both electronically and pap

Closing date of applications: 28th November 2024

Interview date: 5th December 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queens Hospital Burton

Belvedere Road

Burton Upon Trent

DE13 0RB

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queens Hospital Burton

Belvedere Road

Burton Upon Trent

DE13 0RB

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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